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Washington Is Scrambling To Report COVID-19 Cases In Real Time
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American Public Media reports that 11 states and the District of Columbia either don’t know or won’t say how many COVID-19 patients have been admitted to their hospitals. APM reports inconsistencies in data collection, or no real-time tracking. Read the full report by American Public Media.
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